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Rob Thomas Premieres New Album Cover

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If Rob Thomas looks a little, well, pasty on his new album cover for 'Cradlesong,' you'll have to forgive him as he's developed quite the studio tan. "I saw a picture of me the other day and wherever there wasn?t shirt, I was emanating my own light," he tells PopEater. "I?ve never been like Mr. South Beach, I?m not gonna have the f---ing orange tan. I?ll take looking like death for a little while to have a good record."
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Rob Thomas Album Art and Photos

    Rob Thomas reveals the cover art for his second solo album, 'Cradlesong,' exclusively on PopEater.

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    Rob Thomas poses for a portrait.

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    Rob Thomas poses for a portrait.

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    Rob Thomas performs during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony on December 5, 2008 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.

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    Rob Thomas perform at 95.5 WPLJ-FM's 17th Annual Scott & Todd live broadcast and auction on December 22, 2008 at Blythedale Children's Hospital in Valhalla, New York.

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    Marisol Thomas and Rob Thomas attend Moet & Chandon at Marchesa Fall 2009 Presentation during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2009 on February 18, 2009 at the Chelsea Art Museum in New York City.

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His second solo album is just that, with Thomas setting fan expectations straight out the gate. "It?s not quite as good as [Bruce Springsteen's] 'Born to Run,' but it?s really, really good." But what would Springsteen think? "He would like half of it," Thomas says, adding the record covers a wide range of styles. "Some of it sounds kind of country, and some of it sounds really uber-fun pop and some of it sounds kind of rock. I?d like to think somebody can hear one song on the record and then when you heard another one, you wouldn't think those were the same artist."
'Cradlesong' hits proverbial shelves June 30.
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